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The following is a list of vector graphics editors.
[edit] Free/Open source software
- Dia
- Dia is a gtk+ based diagram creation program released under the GPL license. Dia is capable of exporting graphics to several formats.
- DrawBerry
- Mac OS X vector graphic editor.
- Inkscape (forked from Sodipodi)
- A vector graphics editor released under the GNU General Public License. Its stated goal is to become a powerful graphics tool while being fully compliant with the XML, SVG and CSS standards. Has good multi-lingual support, particularly for complex text layout.
- Ipe
- A vector graphics editor for creating figures in PDF or EPS format. Can process LaTeX source code and import PDF figures.
- Karbon14 (formerly Kontour, which was formerly KIllustrator)
- Is a vector graphics editor, part of KOffice, the KDE office suite.
- NodeBox
- An application for programming 2D animation and graphics in Python. It runs on Mac OS X.
- OpenOffice.org Draw
- Currently OpenOffice.org supports exporting to SVG format officially, though with some limitations to be resolved. It also shares many features with Desktop publishing software.
- Scribus
- A desktop publishing application with SVG & PDF capabilities.
- sK1
- A fork of Skencil which continues to be developed using Tcl/Tk. Project has a lot of importers and exporters which are extracted as UniConvertor subproject.
- Skencil (formerly Sketch)
- A vector graphics editor implemented almost completely in Python.
- Synfig
- A 2D vector graphics and animation program intended to produce feature-film quality animation with fewer people and resources.
- Tgif
- A 2-D drawing tool under X11 for Unix and Unix-like platforms. Note: has several quirks due to being developed long before many features common in many editors were standard.
- Xara Xtreme for Linux
- A 2D vector graphics editor created by the British software company Xara.
- Xfig
- A 2-D drawing tool under X11 for Unix and Unix-like platforms. Xfig saves figures in its native Fig format, but they may be converted into various formats.
- ZCubes
- A 2D and 3D online vector drawing and painting tool. Primarily supports IE. Firefox supported for viewing using SVG in most platforms.
[edit] Proprietary software
[edit] Commercial software
- ACD Canvas (formerly Deneba Canvas)
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Fireworks (formerly Macromedia Fireworks)
- Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash)
- Adobe FreeHand (formerly Macromedia FreeHand)
- Artworks
- Aviary
- Aviary is a free browser-based vector editing program served through browsers running Flash Player 9 and higher on Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. Aviary is capable of importing and exporting to the SVG format.
- CorelDRAW
- ConceptDraw
- Windows and Macintosh vector graphic editor
- Deneba Canvas
- Drawit
- Mac OS X vector graphic editor
- Elgorithms MagicTracer
- Express Animator
- Gerber Omega
- Intaglio
- Mac OS X only editor.
- jfig
- MST Viewer
- MODCA Viewer used in IBM solutions
- Microsoft Expression Design
- based on Creature House Expression
- Microsoft Expression Blend
- Microsoft PhotoDraw
- Microsoft Visio
- LineForm
- Mac OS X vector graphic editor
- OmniGraffle
- Mac OS X Visio-like editor
- PhotoLine
- Satori Paint
- Serif DrawPlus
- Scanvec Amiable FlexiSign
- SmartDraw
- Turbo Plot
- A plot application capable of generating vector images, both static and animated.
- VectorDesigner
- Vector Studio
- WhiteBoardMeeting
- A Skype Extra and a real time multi-user collaboration software. WhiteBoardMeeting allows users to draw vector graphics, insert text and images, edit existing objects. All users see each other creating and editing objects right away.
- Xara Xtreme
- ZeusDraw
- Mac OS X vector graphic editor
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